Karnataka

Udupi, September 28: ''Coastal districts offer ample avenues to develop tourism sector especially beach tourism,'' said MLA Raghupathy Bhat. He was speaking after inaugurating the World Tourism Day-2011 celebrations organised with the concept of “Tourism Linking Cultures” by District Administration and District Tourism Department here on Tuesday. He said earlier governments would offer meager

Udupi, September 27: Prithvi, a national level athlete from Amparu in Kundapur taluk, committed suicide at her hostel belonging to SMS PU College, Brahmavar on Tuesday afternoon. The 18-year old girl was the daughter of Shekhar Poojary and studying in second PUC, staying in the hostel of SMS PU College, Brahmavar. Prithvi had returned from Mandya after participating in the divisional level Dasara

Mangalore, September 27: Special programmes were organised in the city to mark the World Tourism Day on Tuesday. IGP (Western Range) Alok Mohan and Airport Director M R Vasudeva and office-bearers of Mangalore Association of Travel Agents (MATA) welcomed the air passengers who landed at Mangalore Airport by presenting them roses. Later in the evening a similar programme was organised by the

Mangalore, September 27: Veerabhadra Chennamalla Swamiji, the Chief Pontiff of the Nidumamidi Mutt challenged his counterpart in Pejawar Mutt to allow lower caste seers and Dalits to offer Krishna Pooja at the sanctum sanctorum of the Sri Krishna Mutt if the latter has real social concern. Participating at an interaction programme on 'Religion and Politics' organised 'Journalists Study Centre'

Mangalore, September 27: A special two-day enrolment drive of 'Aadhaar' project of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for the members of media and their family in Dakshina Kannada district was inaugurated at Press Club here on September 27 Tuesday. Krishna J Palemar, District in Charge Minister launched the process by enrolling himself under the project. Government of Karnataka, one

Mangalore, September 27: Temples in Dakshina Kannada have been illuminated with coloured lights to celebrate the “Navaratri” festival that starts from Wednesday. Sri Gokarnanatha temple at Kudroli, Mangaladevi temple at Bolar, Durgaparameshwari temple at Kateel, Bappanadu Durgaparameshwari temple at Mulky, and Annapoorneshwari temple at Kodyadkka near Moodbidri are some of the temples which

Mangalore, September 27: The pre-orientation programme for the I MBA (2011-13) batch of St. Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology (AIMIT), St Aloysius College, Beeri, near here commenced on Monday. The Director, Rev Fr Denzil Lobo SJ, the Chairman of the MBA programme, Dr. Rev. Oswald Mascarenhas SJ, the Chairman, MBA Dept and the Dean (Academics) Dr. Rowena Wright along with

Mangalore, September 27: This year Hajj flights from the city will start operation from October 4, instead of September 29 as announced earlier. Mohammed Ghouse Basha, President, Karnataka State Hajj Committee, said in a press release that a total of five flights would fly to Jeddah from the coastal city. The first flight will leave Mangalore on October 4 at 8.05 pm, second and third flights on

Mangalore, September 27: If everything goes as per the plan, then Tree parks will come up at Pilikula in Dakshina Kannada and 80-Badagubettu in Udupi district. Sources in the Forest department in Mangalore said “the tree park will be a joint venture of the Forest department and Pilikula Nisargadhama. The total estimated cost of the project is Rs 1.5 crore. The proposal has already been submitted

Kumbla, September 27: A protest march, taken out by DYFI to the Kumbla grama panchayat office on Monday, demanding probe into the alleged irregularities in the Centre's job guarantee programme, ended up in violence and stone pelting at the police. Police said they resorted to lathi charge as DYFI men started pelting stones at them. The injured DYFI man Koggu, 22, Kumbla village secretary of the